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1 Seasonal variation of acne and psoriasis: A 3-year study using the Physician Global Assessment severity scale  Vanessa Lindsay Pascoe, MD, Alexandra Boer Kimball, MD, MPH  Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology  Volume 73, Issue 3, Pages (September 2015) DOI: /j.jaad Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) scales for acne and psoriasis. Grading scales contain a 5-point range, from clear to severe. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology  , DOI: ( /j.jaad ) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Seasonal variation in patients with psoriasis and acne. For psoriasis, the percentage of patients with clear/almost clear disease was highest in the summer at 20.4%. The percentage of patients with moderate/severe disease was highest in the winter at 40.5%. For acne, the percentage of patients with clear/almost clear disease was highest in the fall at 17.5%. The percentage of patients with moderate/severe disease was highest in the winter at 45.9%. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology  , DOI: ( /j.jaad ) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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